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Control ofLeishmania infantumInfection Is Associated with CD8+and Gamma Interferon- and Interleukin-5-Producing CD4+Antigen-Specific T Cells
1 Nov 1999
Abstract excerpt
Visceral leishmaniasis is a severe and lethal disease caused by the protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. In areas where leishmaniasis is endemic, most infected individuals control the infection and remain asymptomatic; chemotherapy of visceral leishmaniasis restores some immunity which protects against relapses. In the present study, Leishmania-specific T-cell clones were established from six asymptomatic...
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